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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Oct 31, 2023 16:25:26 GMT -5
Since today is Halloween, there's of course a few lovely themed MAPs to be found on Youtube. Just going to highlight four of my favs from this year's Hallow's Eve MAPathon on here but do feel free to talk about any of the other MAPs that were included in there as well. WARNINGS FOR GORE, JUMPSCARES, CHARACTER DEATH AND CREEPY/SCARY VIBES FOR ALL OF THESE! First up, SCP Warrior Cats AU MAP: I did not know what SCP was referring to at first until just googling it and finding out that it basically has to do with various creepypastas who, in this case, haunt the Clan territories for some reason. Scourge looks epic as the "plague doctor" and Tigerstar as a weird reptile looking thing. Firestar had his paws full with them, poor him. Secondly, the obligatory FNAF inspired OotS Warriors AU MAP for this year: This one is by a different host than the other few ones we've had over the past few years. And much less gory too (almost none apart fom depicting already sustained injuries by the DF cast). Third, a Tigerstar AU MAP: Basically, Mapleshade as a vengeful spirit is seemingly more involved in Tigerstar's life than in canon and his sisters Nightkit and Mistkit are following him around as ghosts as well. Last but not least, an Ashfur AU MAP This is apparently an elaborate AU in the making where Hawkfrost and Sol are merged into being the same character (some form of vengeful spirit once again) to manipulate Ashfur after his heartbreak with Squirrelflight. Not so sure about the rest since it seems to still be a WIP. But I do like the color scheme and the fact that the song is German (Sonne means sun in German).
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Oct 31, 2023 17:13:14 GMT -5
Wait, hold up. I just looked through the list of MAPs again and there's two more that I really liked!
Pet Sematary AU MAP:
Based on the Stephen King novel (and with a fitting song of the same name), this features Ravenwing seemingly getting resurrected by Mapleshade, Hawkfrost coming back from the dead shortly after Brambleclaw kills him with the foxtrap stick and Flametail getting out of the frozen lake after drowning and then being set on killing Jayfeather.
Ivypaw and Dovepaw Urban Legend AU MAP:
Features voice acting and is basically Ivypaw and Dovepaw checking out a scary urban legend of being able to summon spirits of cats who never made it to StarClan due to their tragic deaths by drawing the symbol near the Moonpool. They appear (although most of them were confirmed to have gone to StarClan already after their deaths) but something is very wrong.
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Post by Brownie on Oct 31, 2023 17:14:42 GMT -5
oooo the first minute of the scp one is awesomely choreographed like that has some EPIC vibes to it
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Post by lazzylake on Oct 31, 2023 20:42:50 GMT -5
Oh hey! Could you share the last other few that were in the MAP-a-thon? I believe there were a few more than this, and I’d really like to see them! May do a binge tonight idk- this along with the This is Halloween MAP by MANCHKIN! An absolute spooky classic!
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Post by ! (Ġray) ! on Oct 31, 2023 21:26:37 GMT -5
I loved the SCP map!
For anyone unfamiliar with SCPs, I'll provide a lil explanation: (from memory)
Tigerstar is the very hard to destroy lizard, and it is exactly what it sounds like. A lizard that is very strong, very violent and always bounces back no matter how you try to kill it. I find this way funnier then I should
Scourge is the plague doctor! The plague doctor is a pretty chill dude and will have intelligent conversations with people, unless it decides you have the plague. It will then cure you by killing you and turning you into a freaky reanimated corpse
Bone is The shy guy (iirc) basically docile, but he's very shy and will kill you if you look at his face (hence why his eyes are covered and he goes on a rampage when they are ripped off
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Post by vectoring34 on Oct 31, 2023 23:24:36 GMT -5
My favorite of the lot here is the SCP one, just very nicely done action and build-up and is understandable even to someone who isn't very familiar with the lore.
Also, another year, another time I am shocked that The Broken Code's ghost and Dark Forest imagery just doesn't get used in any fanworks. Upside down trees leading to the starclan pool, giant walls of living vines cordoning off the barrier to Starclan, the all-consuming black water and mist, the tortured spirits who can steal the voices of others, Ashfur shapeshifting himself and having Shadowsight's face, all that seems like it would fit so perfectly in something like this. Maybe next year.
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Post by lazzylake on Oct 31, 2023 23:39:07 GMT -5
Also, another year, another time I am shocked that The Broken Code's ghost and Dark Forest imagery just doesn't get used in any fanworks. Upside down trees leading to the starclan pool, giant walls of living vines cordoning off the barrier to Starclan... OOH! I actually had an idea similar to what you described here! I had a very elaborate Ashfur MAP concept going in my head before TBC ended, and I'd love to bring it back someday! The set design I sketched of the Moonpool has bramble vibes creeping out of it! The MAP was going to be black-and-white 1930s themed! Maybe I'll finally have the chance to host it in a year or two.
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Post by vectoring34 on Oct 31, 2023 23:57:56 GMT -5
Also, another year, another time I am shocked that The Broken Code's ghost and Dark Forest imagery just doesn't get used in any fanworks. Upside down trees leading to the starclan pool, giant walls of living vines cordoning off the barrier to Starclan... OOH! I actually had an idea similar to what you described here! I had a very elaborate Ashfur MAP concept going in my head before TBC ended, and I'd love to bring it back someday! The set design I sketched of the Moonpool has bramble vibes creeping out of it! The MAP was going to be black-and-white 1930s themed! Maybe I'll finally have the chance to host it in a year or two. I'll keep an eye open for it! There's a bit on page 75 of ALITM in particular that I'm thinking of, where Shadowsight just sees the Moonpool floating above a tree in the Dark Forest, just very uncanny stuff.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Nov 1, 2023 11:16:49 GMT -5
Oh hey! Could you share the last other few that were in the MAP-a-thon? I believe there were a few more than this, and I’d really like to see them! May do a binge tonight idk- this along with the This is Halloween MAP by MANCHKIN! An absolute spooky classic! I already provided the link to the MAPathon in my top post on here (it's underlined). But here it is again, of course. There's apparently 12 in total this year but 2 of them are not available as videos for some reason. So instead, it's only 10 and 6 of them are already displayed on the thread, so there are only 4 more to see. One is a sort of spoof/parody MAP that stars Leafpool and also features hints of Mothpool, one is a Ravenwing x Birchface MAP that I've not seen and don't really plan on watching since I don't ship it or like the concept of it much (no hate to the host/creator of the project, of course, but this ship is just not for me), then there's a MAP about Tigerclaw and Ravenpaw, and finally, an experimental one about Bluestar. The latter is interesting, since it uses various styles to showcase Bluestar's fractured mind after Tigerclaw's betrayal, but it's also rather overwhelming (at least was for me) and features lots of fast/blurry imagery and movements as well as flashing lights.
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Post by lazzylake on Nov 1, 2023 15:28:31 GMT -5
Oh! Sorry about that, I kind of skimmed through the post initially, that's on me!
I lovelovelove the Bluestar MAP so much! I will never shut up about the mind electric as a song, but I understand if the MAP was overwhelming for you! Experimental MAPs are always fun to see and I really wanted to join, but I just didn't have time.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Nov 1, 2023 16:19:27 GMT -5
Oh! Sorry about that, I kind of skimmed through the post initially, that's on me! I lovelovelove the Bluestar MAP so much! I will never shut up about the mind electric as a song, but I understand if the MAP was overwhelming for you! Experimental MAPs are always fun to see and I really wanted to join, but I just didn't have time. It's all good, don't worry! I really do love the concept of it and think that was a very creative way of showcasing her mental decline. But yeah, the Bluestar MAP just had a bit too much going on too fast for me, if that makes sense.
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Post by lazzylake on Nov 1, 2023 22:58:34 GMT -5
Ofc! I understand that the fast-paced moving stuff isn't for everyone!
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Post by ! (Ġray) ! on Nov 2, 2023 7:06:40 GMT -5
I have watched this map a COMPLETELY NORMAL amount of times and DO NOT laugh every time I see it nope
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Post by dahliadove - #1 nightpelt fan on Nov 2, 2023 20:40:27 GMT -5
i love when these happen because at least one of them is always fnaf-related
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